Join us for a LIVE webinar Thursday, June 11 at 7pm ET to hear from students on how COVID-19 impacted their college plans and current on-campus experiences. Zai, Ethan, and Rohan will share information about their college and application experiences. REGISTER NOW!

College Confidential stands united with African American students and their families against racial injustice and in pursuit of higher education and equality in America.

GUEST STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Zai Dawodu overcame a low GPA to get into top schools like Northwestern or NYU. She'll be attending Northwestern to study Computer Science. ASK HER ANYTHING!

Make sure to check out our June Checklists for HS Juniors and HS Seniors. Consult these quick resources to get you started on the process this month.

Residencies Abroad

I was wondering, if I get my MD from the U.S., how hard would it be for me to obtain a residency (Internal Med, or some sort of surgery) in Canada or the U.K.?

I ask this because I don't really want to stay in the US my whole life, and if I am going to be a doctor, the best time to relocate would be before my residency, because the MD is transferrable all over the world, but residencies are not honoured between countries.

Replies to: Residencies Abroad

For Canada, it's difficult for foreign med graduates to get a residency; my understanding is that the first round of residency matches is reserved for Canadian graduates, and then IMGs can try to match during the second round. This is obviously more difficult, since there are fewer spots left, and they may not be in the areas you want.

Edit: Looking at that site and the CaRMS site, it actually looks like while US med graduates are not considered IMGs, many provinces require applicants to be Canadian citizens/PRs in order to apply for the residency. But, many (not all though) US programs are considered equivalent to the Canadian training program, so if you did your residency in the US, it would be easier to transfer those credentials into Canada than if you came from another part of the world.